West Kelowna

Roadside fires doused

Two separate spot fires burning in the La Casa area on Westside Road are now under control, after a quick response from the local fire department and the BC Wildfire Service.

Fire information officer Nicole Bonnett says the two fires were started right near Westside Road earlier Tuesday afternoon, but crews managed to contain the fires, keeping them from growing larger than 10 square metres.

The BC Wildfire Service responded to the scene with a three-person crew, to assist the local municipal fire department, presumably the nearby North Westside Fire Rescue.

Crews remain on scene putting out hot spots.

UPDATE: 5 p.m.

BC Wildfire Service is aware of a fire burning on the side of Westside Road.

According to the BC Wildfire Service map, two wildfires burning on either side and have called them Quilpituk Creek and Westside Road but both are estimated at 0.01 hectares in size.

Castanet News has reached out to BC Wildfire Service who will be updating with information shortly.

At this time, DriveBC does not have any road closures.

ORIGINAL: 4:22 p.m.

A wildfire is reportedly burning near La Casa resort, off Westside Road.

Motorists report Westside Road is closed south of Fintry.

One witness called Castanet to say the fire is burning beside the road, near the La Casa development.